Even in the World Series, Tigers manager Jim Leyland is hearing it over lineups. Back-to-back shutouts to the Giants raised the question of whether Leyland would shake up his batting order for Sunday night's Game 4, needing a win to prolong the World Series. He ended up sticking with the same lineup. More >

Tigers manager Jim Leyland isn't one for big speeches, and neither are his players. Still, Leyland seemed prepared to make one small exception on Sunday afternoon, if only to pick up his players a bit. He sensed some frustration rising after a second 2-0 loss in as many games. More >

Tigers manager Jim Leyland has said during this postseason that he wants to return next season. His boss, team president/general manager Dave Dombrowski, said last week that the Tigers want him back. And yet there's still no clarity over Leyland's managerial future. More >

When Ryan Theriot found himself on second base with two outs on Sunday, representing the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning in Game 4 of the World Series, Hunter Pence figured destiny was kind of on the Giants' side. More >

It was a fabulous season, one of accomplishment and celebration, a time to remember and savor. That's why this World Series loss should not define the Detroit Tigers. They worked too hard and came too far and accomplished too much to allow one bad week to erase the previous six months. More >

There is not going to be a 25-way tie for the Most Valuable Player Award in a World Series. But in the category of what seemed to be roster-wide contributions to a championship, here are the 2012 San Francisco Giants. More >

For Giants manager Bruce Bochy, this World Series win is certainly one to savor. It's San Francisco's second championship in the past three years and puts Bochy among the pantheon of the modern managerial baseball gods. More >

The Giants broke a 10th-inning tie Sunday night and won the World Series when Marco Scutaro singled home Ryan Theriot to give the Giants a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in Game 4 of the Fall Classic. More >